Thank you for sharing. Rose -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Lucy Gray" <lucygray1@cox.net> > Rose, > > I have the book on the Sage family. It is thought that possibly John Cooper and > Hester Sage's brother met while serving in the war of 1812. The brother may > have taken John home with him. It is also thought the oldest two children could > have been from a first marriage but there is no proof of that. > > Lucy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: trmitcham@comcast.net > To: cooper@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:17 PM > Subject: Re: [COOPER] Maryland/Tennessee Coopers > > > > Her father was a James Sage > James Sage Born England 26 August 1754 Died Grayson Co., VA about 17 March > 1820 married 25 Dec 1780 Lovia Ott born 9 March 1763 > daughter > Hester Sage born 26 October 1793 Wythe Co., VA died Campbell Co., TN 29 Jun > 1878 married John Cooper born 7 October at Ellicott Mills, MD died 27 July 1854 > Campbell Co., TN > > How this helps, > Rose > - > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Lucy Gray" > > > My late husband had a Cooper line which started in Maryland and migrated to > > Tennessee. The family story is (but not proven) that the father of John > Cooper > > born Oct. 7, 1785 was an English sailor who jumped ship when it came to > > Maryland. They believe his name was George Cooper who was born before 1766. > It > > is believed his wife was Ann Southern. > > > > The proven part of that line is: > > > > John Cooper b. Oct. 7, 1785 at Endicott's Mill, Maryland and died July 27, > 1854 > > in Campbell CO, Tennessee. > > He married Esther (or Hester) Sage on Sept. 17, 1817 in Grayson County, > > Virginia. > > > > Their children were: > > Ephraem b. 1817, Mahulda b. June 10, 1819, Joseph A. b. Nov. 25, 1823, > Sylvester > > b. June 28, 1826, Melinda b. Sept. 14, 1827, William Pascal b. Mar 11, 1829, > > Fountain b. Feb. 11, 1831, Thomas W. b. June 4, 1832, Lindsay b. Nov. 11, > 1833, > > Matthew b. Feb 16, 1836 and Patience b. Oct. 4, 1837. > > > > William Pascal Cooper was born March 11, 1829 in Campbell CO, TN, died > August > > 15, 1903 in Campbell CO, TN and married Sarah Hutson on June 19, 1851 in > > Campbell CO, TN. > > > > Their children were Thomas b. Jan 20, 1854, Reuben b. Oct 3, 1857, Richard > > Wheeler b. Aug 14, 1860, Howard, b. July 17, 1865, Oliver b. Mar. 22, 1871, > and > > Mary H. b. June 21, 1874. > > > > I have the children of William Pascal Cooper should anyone need them. I'm > sorry > > I don't have any information on the other children. > > > > > > Lucy Gray > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > COOPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message